About the Stow Community Chest 

In 1983, a group of Stow citizens were frustrated by the long and tedious process of reviewing social service funding requests on the public town meeting floor. They decided to establish an alternative funding vehicle and organized the Stow Community Chest, a tax-exempt charitable organization, managed by a volunteer board of directors. The job of the Board is to raise funds and to review funding requests from non-profit service providers. The Community Chest raises money with an annual town-wide letter solicitation for tax deductible donations in the fall. Following the completion of the campaign, the money that was raised is then allocated to the various requesting groups to provide support of social, health and human services for Stow and surrounding communities.

Board of Directors:

Catherine Petter - President

Jo Allen - Treasurer

Lauren Donahue

Steve Dungan

Sharon Funkhouser

Skye Gibson

Kate Hogan

Susan Holmes

Christopher Jenkins

Lisa Lavina

Kathy Rogers

Jeff Smith

Laura Spear- Clerk

Maryanne Talpey

John Toole

Patricia Walrath

Janet Wheeler

Our Mission